Rottweiler gives birth to 18 pups

When four-year-old Rottweiler Terrie went into labour, her owner already knew it was going to be a long night.

But when the six-stone dog started to give birth she didn't stop until she had produced 18 mewling, squealing Rottweiler pups - the biggest ever litter in Britain.
The incredible feat smashed the previous record of 13 and doubled the traditional litter size of eight or nine dogs.

Sadly, one was stillborn and another died two days after the birth, but the remaining 16 have already doubled in size and now weigh between 1 and 1.5lb.

Proud mother Terrie rests after she gave birth to the UK's largest litter of rottweilers

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